From Hate Flourishes Love

Shadows of Desire: Love and Jealousy

Mature content below !!

Kai's POV

I return to bed, rehearsing notes from flashcards under my breath. I dim the nightstand so as not to bother a softly snoring Zander, who had claimed my side of the bed for himself.

What's the purpose of a king-sized bed if he treats it like a twin?

Finding that the lighting is too dark for studying, I turn off the lamp and vacate to the right side of the bed.

I get about an hour or less of shut-eye when I feel something warm tickling my neck."Zander?" I shrug.

"How would you like for us to sleep in, today?" he asks."I'd love to stretch my leg before going to work."

I slightly open my eyes to see it's only a quarter before 5 on the alarm clock.

I sigh."Zander . . .What does sleeping in have to do with you stretching your leg?" I ask slightly annoyed that he's waking me a whole hour before the alarm would go off.

"You're thinking about the wrong leg," he whispers.

"Zander. . . I'm way too tired to read into your metaphors." I hiss.

"Fine! I won't give you a metaphor," he lifts my shirt, brushing his lips along my spine.

I'm caught off guard as feel him rub his hard member against my thigh.

"I would like a repeat of last night." He continues.

"Mm," I blush, thinking back to last night.

My eyes drift up to his, and seeing the smirk on his face I knew my sleep was over.

"Do you remember how loudly you screamed my name?" He asks.

"I don't," I lie.

"Liar," He whispers.

His lips nab mine in a hard kiss. His tongue traces against the seam of my mouth until he has full control of the kiss. I groan at the force of the kiss, he kisses me deeper at that. He slides his hand down to grip my waist, and he goes lower, pulling off my shorts.

"You wear these to tempt me, don't you?" He dangles the silk briefs on his finger

"You wish." I grab my shorts out of his hand.

Zander pouts. He moves to kiss my jaw, neck, and ear. I shiver - I wasn't cold, but needy as Zander constantly breathes my name against my skin.

I wanted him, but I also really want to get enough rest to pass an exam I have in a few hours.

"Zander, let's do this in the afternoon. I have an important exam today so I need to catch up on some rest." I tell him.

There's nothing but uncompromising determination in his eyes."You know, I read somewhere that sex in the morning helps boosts memory."

"Of course, you did," I laugh.

"I'm serious, I did read it in an article." He says.

I watch as his eyebrows slowly lift, and then he smiles his smug, sexy smile.

"Fine," I smile." Just one round."

He runs his finger under my chin, pressing another soft kiss to my lips.

"Or two," I add.

"That's more my speed," he whispers. He tugs up my shirt. Pulls it over my head and tosses it to the floor. I try to turn to help him get his shirt over his head, but he doesn't allow it.